Hot mud, gas and water eruptions disrupt Indonesia's north Sumatra village


JAKARTA: (Bernama) At least 15 eruption points spread across five locations spewing hot mud, gas, and water have been reported in a village in North Sumatra, Indonesia, according to the country’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

In a statement on Wednesday (April 30), BNPB’s spokesperson Abdul Muhari said that some of the eruption points appeared on land owned by residents in Roburan Dolok village in Mandailing Natal Regency last week, emitting a strong sulphuric odour.

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